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1 Goldgulden - Charles V Habsburg occupation
| Issuer | Württemberg, Duchy of |
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| Year | 1520 |
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| Value | 1 Goldgulden (3.25) |
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| Reverse description | A floriated cross divides the field into four quarters, each containing a small heraldic shield of arms: the arms of Württemberg (three antlers), Austria (fess), and associated Habsburg territories rendered in high relief. Small decorative elements fill the angles between the shields, and the entire design is enclosed within a beaded inner circle surrounded by the mint legend. |
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| Mintage | 1520 - 15z0 |
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Charles V had been Holy Roman Emperor for barely a year when this gulden was struck, and Württemberg was not his to govern by any legitimate dynastic claim — he had seized the duchy by force in 1519, expelling Duke Ulrich after the Swabian League campaign that ended Ulrich's rule following the murder of Hans von Hutten. The occupation coinage issued under Charles represents a short administrative window; Ulrich would recover Württemberg in 1534 with Hessian and French backing, rendering the Habsburg interregnum issues a numerically small and historically compressed series.